Tag Archives: Keansburg

Remember the major coastal flooding and damage caused by the December 1992 nor’easter? In the annals of tidal flooding at Sandy Hook, Hurricane Donna tied the nor’easter for second place behind superstorm Sandy, according to the National Weather Service. A … Continue reading →

Restoring most of the eroded beaches from Sea Bright to Manasquan to their condition before superstorm Sandy would cost an estimated $119.4 million, according to a federal report released this week. It would cost an estimated $200 million to restore … Continue reading →

I visited Union Beach and Keansburg on Thanksgiving morning with family members who live in upstate New York, New Hampshire and Ohio. We wanted to check out and photograph the damage from superstorm Sandy, and it was astonishing. I’ve never … Continue reading →

The severe nor’easter that assaulted the region from March 12 through March 15 is one for the record books, according to a National Weather Service summary. The storm, according to the document: – Brought strong, damaging easterly … Continue reading →

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Todd B. BatesTodd covers the environment and severe weather for the Asbury Park Press, which he joined on Earth Day in 1985. He's covered myriad environmental, energy, health, weather and scientific issues since 1980. He's taken graduate-level courses in environmental health, environmental risk assessment and public health. Todd, a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service, is a member of the Investigations Team. Follow him at www.Twitter/ToddBBatesAPP, www.Facebook.com/ToddBBates, http://instagram.com/toddbbatesapp, www.toddbbatesapp.tumblr.com, or Google+ https://plus.google.com/+ToddBBates/E-mail Todd